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Table 3 Evaluation of breath samples: Detection rates by tumor entity

From: Sniffer dogs can identify lung cancer patients from breath and urine samples

 

Tumor entity

 

Results breath test

Total

false

correct

 

SCLC

Number of samples

1

9

10

Percentages

10.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Squamous epithelial cell cancer

Number of samples

3

9

12

Percentages

25.0%

75.0%

100.0%

Adenocarcinoma

Number of samples

5

13

18

Percentages

27.8%

72.2%

100.0%

Large-cell lung cancer

Number of samples

0

1

1

Percentages

0.0%

100.0%

100.0%

  1. SCLC: small cell lung cancer